Ever since I can remember, I have had a close relationship with my mom. She is one of those people that is impossible to dislike because she always puts others before herself. During my junior year of high school, something unexpected and scary happened to our family. We learned that my mom was diagnosed with a brain tumor and would need a major surgery in the upcoming months for removal. It was a stressful time of anticipation due to the risks involved in a highly invasive surgery. After approximately 11 hours, she was back off the anesthesia and in the Intensive Care Unit for recovery.
I can’t explain how I felt when I saw her immediately following the procedure and into the next few weeks. Ever since I was born she was always there, always the strong mom who could do anything. I had never seen her in a similar state and when she came out of surgery I barely recognized her.
The recovery process was long because she had to regain strength to walk again and rework the muscles on the side of her of her face where the removal left temporary facial paralysis. Watching her was hard because I knew how much she wanted to help others and not be the one who needed help. She had so much strength still to gain back and it seemed like it would never happen.
Watching her recovery, I realized that I spent too long taking life for granted. We never know what might happen so we have to be thankful for each day. I learned the importance of being generous and caring like the family and friends who set up breakfast and dinner for my family everyday for over a month and supported us through it all. I feel as though this experience affected me and motivated me to be a better person. I also learned my own capability, how I am able to be strong in difficult times and how I am able to be independent. Material things and irrelevant arguments are not worth the time and energy. My mom is doing well and almost fully recovered and I couldn’t be happier. It was a difficult time but it taught me a lot about life in general and the perspective I want to have on life.
Ever since I can remember, I have had a close relationship with my mom. She is one of those people that is impossible to dislike because she always puts others before herself. During my junior year of high school, something unexpected and scary happened to our family. We learned that my mom was diagnosed with a brain tumor and would need a major surgery in the upcoming months for removal. It was a stressful time of anticipation due to the risks involved in a highly invasive surgery. After approximately 11 hours, she was back off the anesthesia and in the Intensive Care Unit for recovery.
I can’t explain how I felt when I saw her immediately following the procedure and into the next few weeks. Ever since I was born she was always there, always the strong mom who could do anything. I had never seen her in a similar state and when she came out of surgery I barely recognized her.
The recovery process was long because she had to regain strength to walk again and rework the muscles on the side of her of her face where the removal left temporary facial paralysis. Watching her was hard because I knew how much she wanted to help others and not be the one who needed help. She had so much strength still to gain back and it seemed like it would never happen.
Watching her recovery, I realized that I spent too long taking life for granted. We never know what might happen so we have to be thankful for each day. I learned the importance of being generous and caring like the family and friends who set up breakfast and dinner for my family everyday for over a month and supported us through it all. I feel as though this experience affected me and motivated me to be a better person. I also learned my own capability, how I am able to be strong in difficult times and how I am able to be independent. Material things and irrelevant arguments are not worth the time and energy. My mom is doing well and almost fully recovered and I couldn’t be happier. It was a difficult time but it taught me a lot about life in general and the perspective I want to have on life.